1、 1. 提出礼貌的要求提出礼貌的要求 2. 听起来更礼貌听起来更礼貌 3. 一个很直接的问题一个很直接的问题 4. 请求帮助请求帮助 5. 在不同的情形下在不同的情形下 make polite requests sound more polite in different situations ask for help a very direct question 6. 取决于取决于 7. 你所用的表达方式你所用的表达方式 8. 比如比如 9. 花时间导入花时间导入 10. 变得更擅长变得更擅长 become better at spend time leading in such as th
2、e expressions you use depend on When you visit a _ country, it is _ to know how to ask for help _. For example, “Where are the restrooms?” or “Could you _ tell me where the _ _?” these are similar _ for _ you may ask. foreign important politely please restrooms are requests directions Fill in blanks
3、 according to 2b. Both are _ English, but the first one sounds _ polite. That is because it is a very _ question. It is not enough to just ask a question _. correct less direct correctly We also need to learn how to be polite when we ask for _. In English, _ in Chinese, we change the way we _ in dif
4、ferent _. help as speak situations The expressions you use might _ _ whom you are speaking to _ how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, “When is the school trip?” this might sound _. But if you say, “Excuse me, Mr. West, depend impolite or on Do you know when the school trip _?”, this wi
5、ll sound _ more polite. However, it is all right to ask direct questions to your classmates because you know them _. is much well It might seem more _ to speak politely than _. It is important to learn how to use _ _ in different situations. This will also help you _ better with other people. diffic
6、ult directly right language communicate 3a Imagine you are going on a short study vacation at a school in an English-speaking country. What would you like to know before you go? Write some polite, indirect questions about the following topics. 1. The course you will study 2. The time of the course Q
7、: Excuse me, can you tell me what course I will study? Q: Pardon me, could you please tell me when the course will start? 3. Where and what you can eat 4. Where you will stay Q: Excuse me, would you mind telling me where and what I can eat? Q: Excuse me, do you know where I will stay? 5. What activi
8、ties you can do 6. Travel to the school Q: Excuse me, can you tell me what activities I can do? Q: Pardon me, could you please tell me how to get to school? Could you please tell me what course I will study? You will study spoken English. Can you tell me when the course will start? Next week. And do
9、 you know where I will stay? En! You will eat in your host family. Of course, its not Chinese food. Ok! Would you mind telling me what and where I can eat? Your host family, too. Great! So can you tell me what activities I can do? You can visit some places of interest in our country. You can also pl
10、ay with us. Ok! Could you please tell me how to get to school? Take No. 11 bus. 3b Write a polite letter to the school asking for the information you want to know. Use your notes in 3a. In your letter, you should: introduce yourself say when you are coming politely ask for information thank the pers
11、on for helping you Use the following expressions to help you: My name is and Im from Ill be coming to your school for Id like to know about I would like to thank you for Im looking forward to your reply. 写作内容是一封书信，开头和结尾已写作内容是一封书信，开头和结尾已 经给出。但还是要记住书信的格式，便于经给出。但还是要记住书信的格式，便于 今后运用。今后运用。 信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你
12、去信中首先要介绍自己，然后告诉你去 他们学校的时间，然后可根据在他们学校的时间，然后可根据在3a环节中环节中 所问到的问题来礼貌的询问想知道的信息。所问到的问题来礼貌的询问想知道的信息。 Dear Sir or Madam, Ill be coming to your school soon for a short study vacation. I will leave for your school on July 10th. I am a boy from China. I am in Grade Nine. I like English, I also like doing sport
13、s. I am glad that I can study in your school. Id like to know more information about the school. Could you tell me what course I will study in your school? And I also want to know when the course will start. I want to know where I will stay. Can you tell me? Would you mind telling me where and what
14、I can eat in your school? I like all kinds of activities. Could you please tell me what activities I can do in your school? The last question, can you tell me how I can get to your school? I would like to thank you for helping me and I look forward to your reply. Yours faithfully student He Wei 1. F
15、ill in the blanks with the words in the box. 1. A: Could you tell me where the library is? B: Its on the _ of Main and Center Streets. corner corner direct polite rush suggest plan 2. A: I wonder why you dont wake up earlier in the morning. Youre always in a _ to get to school on time. B: Yes, youre
16、 right. I need to _ my time better. 3. A: I want to buy some winter clothes. Could you tell me which place would be a good choice for me to go to? hurry plan B: I _ Jennys Clothes Store in Century Shopping Mall. Its convenient to get to. 4. A: In many countries, it is often not _ to ask very _ quest
17、ions when you meet someone for the first time. suggest polite direct 2. Write questions and answers using the words given. 1. buy a magazine/ bookstore on third floor Q: Could you please tell me where I can buy a magazine? A: Theres a bookstore on the third floor. 2. get some stamps / post office on
18、 Green Street. Q: Could you please tell me where I can get some stamps? A: theres a post office on Green Street. 3. shopping center opens / 10:00 a.m. Q: Could you please tell me when the shopping center opens? A: It opens at 10:00 a.m. 4. get to the Japanese restaurant / go along Main Street and tu
19、rn right on Lake Street Q: Could you please tell me how to get to the Japanese restaurant? A: Sure! Go along Main Street and turn right on Lake Street. 1. Im looking forward to your reply. look forward to 意为“期待意为“期待, 盼望”盼望”, 后面接名词或者动名词。后面接名词或者动名词。 e.g. I look forward to your good news. 我等待你的好消息。我等待你
20、的好消息。 Look forward to hearing from you. 期待你的来信。期待你的来信。 2. I would like to thank you for thanks for “因因而感谢”而感谢”, 是客套用是客套用 语语, thanks 相当于相当于 thank you for, 强调为强调为 何而感谢何而感谢, 其后可接名词或其后可接名词或V-ing。 e.g. Thanks for lending me the money. 多谢您借钱给我。多谢您借钱给我。 Thanks for reminding. Id forgotten all about his comi
21、ng this afternoon. 谢谢你提醒我谢谢你提醒我, 我完全忘了他今天我完全忘了他今天 下午要来。下午要来。 3. I need to plan my time better. 1) plan sth. 计划某事计划某事, 后接名词。后接名词。 e.g. I want to plan my summer vacation. 我想要计划我的暑假。我想要计划我的暑假。 2) plan to do sth. 计划去做某事计划去做某事, to是动是动 词不定式。词不定式。 e.g. They plan to have a sports meeting. 他们计划开运动会。他们计划开运动会。 3) plan for sth. 关于关于的计划的计划, plan是是 名词。名词。 根据根据3b的内容写一封回信。的内容写一封回信。
